Who we are
My name is Dr. François DeAsis, the founder of Medicine for Musicians. I am a physician in physical medicine and rehabilitation and performing arts medicine. I am also a violinist and pianist. Music and medicine are both integral parts of who I am, and I never thought I would be able to combine the two. But since discovering performing arts medicine in medical school, it has since been my dream to care for and empower those who have dedicated their lives to the arts. Medicine for Musicians is the culmination of that dream.
François DeAsis, DO
Founder
Photo: Elliot Mandel Photography
Having trained at the only Performing Arts Medicine fellowship in the world with leaders in the field Dr. Yein Lee, DO and Dr. Sajid Surve, DO, Dr. DeAsis aims to make Performing Arts Medicine more accessible to all performers. He has a special interest in outreach and education at the conservatory and university level.
His love for music started at age 4 when he began learning violin and piano at the Betty Haag Academy, eventually going on to study violin with Dr. MingHuan Xu, now of the Chicago College of Performing Arts. Outside of music and medicine, Dr. DeAsis enjoys collecting passport stamps, learning new languages, and climbing really tall rocks (both real and synthetic), among many other things. A native of Chicago, Illinois, he is currently based in Fort Worth, Texas.
Education
Undergraduate: Loyola University Chicago (Music, Biology)
Medical School: Midwestern University (Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine)
Internship: Hackensack Meridian Health (Transitional Year)
Residency: Nova Southeastern University (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation)
Fellowship: University of North Texas (Performing Arts Medicine)
Who we’ve worked with
The Kammermusiksaal at the Berlin Philharmonie (Photo: François DeAsis)
We have had the honor of working with artists all over the world, including those affiliated with the following:
Competitions and Festivals
The Cliburn
International Summer Music Institute at UNT
Organizations
Abilene Philharmonic
Albany Symphony
Asheville Symphony
Austin Symphony Orchestra
Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Dallas Opera
Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra
Fort Worth Youth Orchestra
Grant Park Orchestra
Harrisburg Symphony
Las Colinas Symphony Orchestra
Lyric Opera of Chicago
Minnesota Orchestra
New Jersey Symphony
New World Symphony
Opera Arlington
Plano Symphony Orchestra
Sarasota Orchestra
Stage West Theatre
Texas Ballet Theatre
Tulsa Symphony Orchestra
The United States Army Band “Pershing’s Own”
Schools
Chicago College of Performing Arts
Texas Christian University
Texas Woman's University
University of North Texas
University of Texas at Arlington
Weatherford College
Contact us
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